OVERWATCH AEROSPACE LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-11-27 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-27
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-20 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-06
Watchouts
Cash
£921K
-92.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
-85.2% first positive since 2022
Employees
18
-40% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£6M
-166% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
As a result, the directors have concluded that it is no longer appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a break-up basis, under which assets are stated at their estimated realisable values and liabilities include provisions for costs expected to be incurred in connection with the cessation of trading.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-27
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-06 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-27 | 2025-02-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £15,702,581 | £96,335 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £8,224,568 | -£4,770,511 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £11,480,003 | £8,810,283 | -£5,815,013 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £9,457,081 | £7,105,320 | -£4,648,440 | |
| Cash | — | £26,471 | £152,786 | £8,395,681 | £13,009,624 | £920,540 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | -£1,224,323 | £8,252,827 | £15,379,777 | £2,273,500 | |
| Net assets | — | -£557,278 | -£1,224,323 | £8,232,757 | £15,338,077 | £2,273,500 | |
| Equity | — | -£557,278 | -£1,224,323 | £8,232,757 | £15,338,077 | £2,273,500 | |
| Average employees | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 18 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,842,693 | £1,660,999 | £1,526,999 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £1,030,437 | £335,333 | £190,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-27 vs 2024-02-27
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Turnover
-99.4%
£15,702,581 £96,335
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Cash
-92.9%
£13,009,624 £920,540
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Net assets
-85.2%
£15,338,077 £2,273,500
first positive since 2022
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Employees
-40%
30 18
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Operating profit
-158%
£8,224,568 -£4,770,511
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Profit before tax
-166%
£8,810,283 -£5,815,013
lowest in 3 filed years
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Wages
-8.1%
£1,660,999 £1,526,999
lowest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-02-06 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-27 | 2025-02-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 52.4% | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 45.2% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 53.5% | -209.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 9.08x | 11.69x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 3828.94x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BK Plus Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As a result, the directors have concluded that it is no longer appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a break-up basis, under which assets are stated at their estimated realisable values and liabilities include provisions for costs expected to be incurred in connection with the cessation of trading.”
Group structure
- OVERWATCH AEROSPACE LTD · parent
- Overwatch Aerospace LLC 100%
Significant events
- “During the financial year, the company completed all existing customer contracts. The directors have determined that no further contracts will be entered into and that the company will therefore cease trading.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL, Andrew George | Director | 2020-02-07 | Nov 1983 | British |
| SMITH, Richard Kevin | Director | 2022-10-25 | Dec 1960 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WELLS, James, Dr | Secretary | 2022-10-25 | 2026-01-15 |
| PONSONBY, John Maurice Maynard | Director | 2021-07-28 | 2022-10-22 |
| VAUGHAN, Gareth Martin John | Director | 2022-11-25 | 2023-11-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overwerx Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-02-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 24 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-04-28 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2026-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-10-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.